Dead Man's Snitch
A dead simple cron job monitoring service.
A dead-simple cron job monitoring service. You give each scheduled task a unique URL (a 'snitch'), and your script calls that URL when the task runs. If the snitch doesn't report in on time, Dead Man's Snitch alerts you via email, push notification, or integrations. It is designed to catch silent failures of backups, emails, or any periodic process.
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